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Bombay
Temperament:
*Actively Inquisitive
*Easygoing
*Unusually friendly
*Playful
"With its sweet disposition, the Bombay makes a great pet."
A cat unlike any other black cat, this exotic looking feline has large golden
or copper wide-set eyes and a glossy coat that shines like fine satin. Unlike
the jungle cat that it favors, the Bombay is extremely fond of human company.
Bombays are highly intelligent and can be trained to the leash; they have even
been taught to retrieve.
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| Head: Rounded;
broad forehead |
| Eyes: Rounded,
wide set; golden yellow to bright copper |
| Ears: Medium
size; round tipped, slight forward tilt |
| Body: Intermediate;
muscular |
| Coat: Short,
satiny |
| Tail: Medium
length |
| Patterns: Jet
Black, with black nose leather and footpads |
Breed History: "I'd
just love to own a black panther..." breeder Nikki Horner heard this
statement so many times that she decided to do something about it. Of course,
most people never could- and never should- own a real panther. But what about
a domestic cat that LOOKS like a panther? With this goal in mind, she set to
work, hoping to create a "mini-panther" for all those people who
wanted to bring the wild into their homes.
It took a good deal of effort, and a lot of failed attempts, but she finally
succeeded- and the jet-black Bombay emerged on the scene in 1958. A cross
between a black American Shorthair and a sable Burmese, the Bombay was named
for the city in India because it looked so much like that country's famed
black panthers.
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